2022 population: 21,583 ( 728 from 2010 , 123 from 2020)
Land area: 851.5 square miles
Population density: 25.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	20,070	92.99%	6.4%
Black:	161	0.75%	123.6%
Indian:	133	0.62%	31.7%
Asian:	140	0.65%	66.7%
2+ races:	336	1.56%	44.2%
Hispanic:	743	3.44%	93.0%

Total non-White:	1,513	7.01%	72.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	436	10.0
Deaths:	669	15.4
Net Migration:	85	2.0
Net Immigration:	16	0.4

Change in White population:	-1,362	-6.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	634	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
22,311
21,432	96.06%
72	0.32%
101	0.45%
84	0.38%
233	1.04%
385	1.73%
879	3.94%

2000
22,993
22,354	97.22%
69	0.30%
128	0.56%
66	0.29%
180	0.78%
196	0.85%
639	2.78%

1990
22,794
22,488	98.66%
5	0.02%
142	0.62%
74	0.32%
n/a
85	0.37%
306	1.34%

1980
24,456
24,208	98.99%
34	0.14%
49	0.20%
32	0.13%
n/a
129	0.53%
248	1.01%

1970
25,719
25,433	98.89%
114	0.44%
39	0.15%
27	0.10%
n/a
88	0.34%
286	1.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,556	11.1
2,583	11.2
-184	-0.8
13	0.1

-922	-4.0
240	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
2,591	11.4
3,010	13.2
451	2.0
46	0.2

-134	-0.6
333	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
3,241	13.3
2,974	12.2
-1,942	-7.9
n/a

-1,720	-7.0
58	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,774	-6.9
n/a

-1,225	-4.8
-38	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Gage County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.9
4,892	22.7%
16,691	77.3%
4,625	21.4%

9,154
2.30

5,512	60.2%
4,425	80.3%
493	8.9%
3,642	39.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
5,125	23.0%
17,186	77.0%
4,326	19.4%

9,422
2.31

6,098	64.7%
4,930	80.8%
535	8.8%
3,324	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
5,561	24.2%
17,432	75.8%
4,401	19.1%

9,322
2.36

6,223	66.8%
5,366	86.2%
449	7.2%
3,099	33.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.5
5,537	24.3%
17,257	75.7%
4,499	19.7%

9,061
2.39

6,265	69.1%
5,430	86.7%
418	6.7%
2,796	30.9%

1980
Number	Percent
34.9
6,162	25.2%
18,294	74.8%
4,432	18.1%

9,264
2.50

6,809	73.5%
6,106	89.7%
338	5.0%
2,455	26.5%

2022 Housing Data for Gage County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	509	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	414	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	434	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	408	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	439	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	502	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	518	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	374	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	267	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	709	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	955	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,249	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	901	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	510	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	556	6.1%
$200,000 or more	409	4.5%

Median Household Income	60,035
Per Capita Income	33,435

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	83
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	689	7.5%
Public Assistance	223	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,227	13.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,677	78.0%
Unemployed	223	1.8%
In Armed Forces	12	0.1%

Total Labor Force	9,912	79.9%
Not in Labor Force	2,501	20.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,718	2,940	55.8%
Non-Profit	266	856	23.7%
Self-Employed	1,062	540	66.3%

Local Government	340	363	48.4%
State Government	217	298	42.1%
Federal Government	65	79	45.1%

Total Private + Self	4,780	3,480	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	888	1,596	35.7%
Total	5,668	5,076	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,517	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,808	16.8%
Professional, Technical	1,963	18.2%
Service Occupations	2,200	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	147	1.4%
All others	3,293	30.5%

White Collar		49.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,912	17.7%
Manufacturing	1,787	16.6%
Retail trade	1,217	11.3%
Construction	812	7.5%
Educational services	749	6.9%
Other services	604	5.6%
Public administration	568	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	564	5.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	563	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	421	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	282	2.6%
Finance and insurance	264	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	264	2.4%
Wholesale trade	258	2.4%
Information	178	1.7%
Utilities	158	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	123	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	47	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.1%
Management	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	484	2.24%
Puerto Rican	29	0.13%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	11	0.05%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	147	0.68%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	63	0.29%
Laotian	41	0.19%
Japanese	21	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,865	97.1%
Spanish	359	1.8%
German, other Germanic	97	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	47	0.2%
Chinese	42	0.2%
Other Asian	35	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.1%
Arabic	5	0.0%
Other	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,906	41.1%
Irish	2,302	10.6%
English	1,910	8.8%
American	1,220	5.6%
Czech	864	4.0%
Dutch	584	2.7%
Swedish	449	2.1%
French	385	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	286	1.3%
European	237	1.1%
Polish	191	0.9%
Danish	182	0.8%
Norwegian	181	0.8%
Italian	150	0.7%
Scottish	146	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	21,505	99.3%
Not a citizen	149	0.7%

Native	21,290	98.3%
Foreign-born	364	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
239	1.6%	898	5.9%	5,740	37.8%	5,256	34.7%	2,234	14.7%	800	5.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	239	1.6%
9-12 Years	898	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,740	37.8%
Some College	5,256	34.7%
Bach. Degree	2,234	14.7%
Grad Degree	800	5.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	11,452	11,234	218	1.9%	2.4%
1991	11,825	11,593	232	2.0%	2.7%
1992	11,708	11,437	271	2.3%	2.8%
1993	12,046	11,776	270	2.2%	2.8%
1994	11,840	11,547	293	2.5%	2.6%
1995	11,951	11,681	270	2.3%	2.6%
1996	12,400	12,126	274	2.2%	2.7%
1997	12,564	12,318	246	2.0%	2.4%
1998	12,685	12,443	242	1.9%	2.5%
1999	12,479	12,125	354	2.8%	2.7%

2000	12,540	12,163	377	3.0%	2.8%
2001	12,765	12,374	391	3.1%	3.1%
2002	12,931	12,446	485	3.8%	3.7%
2003	12,937	12,388	549	4.2%	3.9%
2004	12,947	12,373	574	4.4%	3.9%
2005	12,830	12,265	565	4.4%	3.8%
2006	12,681	12,217	464	3.7%	3.0%
2007	12,512	12,072	440	3.5%	2.9%
2008	12,202	11,645	557	4.6%	3.2%
2009	11,970	11,220	750	6.3%	4.7%

2010	11,394	10,727	667	5.9%	4.7%
2011	11,196	10,547	649	5.8%	4.4%
2012	11,152	10,613	539	4.8%	3.9%
2013	11,088	10,590	498	4.5%	3.7%
2014	11,094	10,638	456	4.1%	3.3%
2015	11,090	10,689	401	3.6%	3.0%
2016	11,112	10,749	363	3.3%	3.1%
2017	10,990	10,607	383	3.5%	2.9%
2018	10,971	10,621	350	3.2%	2.9%
2019	11,054	10,671	383	3.5%	3.0%

2020	10,872	10,438	434	4.0%	4.2%
2021	10,953	10,666	287	2.6%	2.7%
2022	10,922	10,643	279	2.6%	2.3%
2023	10,861	10,580	281	2.6%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,364
Median Value	$155,600

Occupied	9,154	88.3%
Vacant	1,210	11.7%

Owned	6,469	70.7%
Rented	2,685	29.3%
Median Rent	$725

Single-Family Units	9,024	87.1%
Detached	8,723	84.2%
Attached	301	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	641	6.2%
Mobile Homes	103	1.0%

Gage County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gage County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Gage County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gage County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gage County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gage County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Gage County, NE